Job Description:
CRNA needed to join our team! North Shore Surgery Center is a **** multi-specialty center located in Lincolnwood, Illinois.
- Monday to Friday DAY shifts! Typical schedule 0730-1600
- NO weekends or holidays!
- NO call required!
Job summary:
Administers anesthetic care for the purpose of facilitating diagnostic, therapeutic and surgical procedures. Credentialing process typically 2-3 months.
Job Responsibilities:
- Work with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Category 1-3 patients only, requiring only Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) and NO general anesthesia.
- Administer Propofol sedation for low risk, standard outpatient gastrointestinal procedures.
- Performs and documents a pre-anesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient.
- Develops and implements an anesthetic plan of care, including monitoring modalities and post-anesthesia follow-up evaluation and care.
- Selects, obtains and administers the anesthetic plan of care, including induction, maintenance and emergence phase anesthesia.
- Recognizes alterations in physiologic responses to the surgical procedure and/or the anesthetic, takes appropriate action and notifies the responsible physician as indicated.
- Other duties as assigned.
Complexity of Work:
- Within scope of job, requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Must be able to work in a stressful environment.
Physical Requirements:
- Requires full range of motion; manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
- Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time and the ability to lift and transport patients.
- Requires corrected hearing and vision to normal range.
- Requires some exposure to communicable diseases or bodily fluids.
- Ability to work under extreme pressure.
Personal Protective Equipment:
- Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
Required Skills
Required Skills:
- Graduate of accredited CRNA program.
- Must have a current IL licensure as a registered nurse (RN) and a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA).
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required.
Required Experience